Blanc de Noir 2024 Pinot Noir

Sta. Rita Hills, California

The 2024 Co^lluvial™ “Blanc de Noir” Pinot bottling is grounded in the majesty of California’s Santa Rita Hills AVA (American Viticultural Area). The fruit is drawn from the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, La Rinconada and Bentrock. First planted in 1971, Sanford & Benedict is home to the oldest Pinot Noir vines in Santa Barbara County. Named one of the five most important and iconic vineyards in California by Wine Enthusiast, the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is renowned for both its historical significance and the continued quality of the fruit it produces.  The vineyard has some of the most complex soils we have been lucky enough to work with.  Mostly clay and clay loam, this hillside vineyard is also strewn with pockets of limestone, fracture shale, chert and other sedimentary deposits. This mixture gives the soil great water holding capacity from the clay but breaks up the matrix by aeration and drainage from the stony components. Bentrock, tucked into the far western edge of the appellation, produces fruit with powerful structure, energy and vibrant acids.

Tasting Notes

“The 2024 Blanc de Noir still Pinot Noir is vinified off the skins, similar the method used in Champagne minus the bubbles. The wine retains aromatic vibrancy, creamy concentration, briny and mineral undertones which are hallmarks of the regions “terroir” and proximity to the Pacific Ocean.  Growing up in the island of Puerto Rico this wine reminds me of the ocean’s “Rocio Del Mar” or sea spray”. Fernando Fernandez, Winemaker

Food Pairings

Oysters!!!! Clams, Mussels or Boquerones. Strawberries, Rasberries or Blackberries.

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